Today we’d like to introduce you to Fredi Ramirez
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
Growing up I always had an immense love for art. I remember being only 4 when my father taught me how to draw horses. I became fascinated with the idea of what I could bring to life with just my hands, pencil and paper. This fascination led to portrait drawing during my adolescent years. The fascination of creativity only grew as I grew into my abilities to shade and contour in my portraits. Women’s facial features became my muse as each woman told a different story with their beauty. As I grew older and faced with the decisions of what to do with my life, I was simply not ready to let go of Art. One late night in 2017, I was scrolling through YouTube and stumbled across a top trending makeup tutorial by a beauty creator named Desi Perkins. I was in awe by her look she called the “yellow pikachu cut crease”, so I watched her tutorial and instantly fell in love with makeup. The ability to combine art, shading, women’s beauty, and my creativity had me feeling connected with art in ways I had yet to experience. I was able to resonate with Desi’s artistic background, and I like her grew up in a Latino household and could relate to the culture and community she would speak of. My mother with open arms gave me the space to create. I began by using her makeup products and using her face as my canvas. I began purchasing more products that beauty creators such as Desi Perkins, LustreLux, MakeupShayla, Iluvsarahii, and the iconic Jackie Aina would recommend. My family and friends showed me nothing but support and allowed me to practice my techniques on them. My confidence grew with each face I worked on. Within 6 months of practicing, I obtained my first client. Obtaining my first client illuminated the passion I had within me. I was no longer questioning what I wanted to do with my life I knew that I needed to pursue a career in beauty. As time progressed so did my clientele. Just like anything else though I knew that there was always room for improvements, so I continued to study and learn. I was inspired by makeup artists like MakeupbyMario, MakeupByAriel, RokaelBeauty and my absolute inspiration Patrick Ta. The beauty creators and makeup artists I have looked up to have become my mentors just by learning through their art. I have received immense love and support from my family and friends I would practice on, the clients who trusted me for their special events, my siblings, my father and most importantly my first ever canvas, my mother. Each and everyone of these individuals have played a significant role in where I stand today. I have been doing what I love as a makeup artist now for 8 years. To me this is only the beginning of my career.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It would be a lie if I were to say it has been a smooth road.
Like any career, there are moments where you may 2nd guess not only yourself but also your work.
As artists, we are our biggest critiques. I’ve had my moments of doubt and at times have wondered if this is the correct path or if my work is good enough. Time has proven me otherwise. As time has passed, I have grown immensely in my craft and have come to be extremely proud of myself and my work.
I tend to wear a lot of hats and in the midst of it all I struggle with keeping a balance at times. Whether it be finding time and making sure I am showing up for my friends and family at not only their most important moments in life but also the small moments that can make the biggest impact in their lives. I struggle finding time and rest for myself between my artistic career and my career at my 9-5 that I work full time as well, which the pressure of can be exhausting.
I constantly have to remind myself that even in my most vulnerable moments where I feel like I am not doing enough, days I don’t feel like myself, or times where I feel the weight of self expectations; that I am doing enough. That I have to give myself credit. That even just waking up everyday is proof enough of my strength and passion I have in myself and in my craft. That I show up, do what I can, and that everything I do is more than enough.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
When it comes to my artistry, I would like to say I specialize in bringing out the beauty in my clients’ existing features. I always am told that my glam makes my clients feel the best version of themselves.
I am proud of not falling into the most viral trends that happen in the beauty world, but still being able to adapt my style and techniques to the way the beauty world is constantly evolving to. Don’t get me wrong trends are fun to do, but not all trends translate into each individual faces of our clients and ourselves.
I am proud of myself for putting forth quality over quantity. I try my best to not only not overbook myself, but also not overwork myself. I am a true believer that when I am overbooked and overworked, as artist an my work tends to reflect that.
What were you like growing up?
Growing up I was very hard headed. Still am, haha.
Not only am I the middle child, but I’m also the second child, All of the notorious rebellious tendencies second born children are known for, I can probably confirm they true.
As a child I also was never the type to want to go outside and play in the summer heat, but preferred to stay inside and either pick up a piece of paper and pencil to draw or grab a Harry Potter book and read the series over and over again. I never got tired of reading the same books.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makeupbyfredi?igsh=NXI1cTJnYWFzOTV0&utm_source=qr
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@makeupbyfredi?_t=ZT-8urQE8RH0dK&_r=1
Image Credits
Malfunction Pix aka Malachi Harry
